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The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
13.08.2024
This year we will kick-off the academic year of all UEF students in Joensuu and Kuopio Market Squares on Thursday 5 September with other students!
Before the market square event happening on both campus cities, we will begin the Academic Year 2024–2025 at UEF’s Academic Year Opening Ceremony starting at 1.15 pm. The opening ceremony can also be followed online. In Kuopio campus there will also be a student parade from Savilahti to Kuopio Market Square before the event in the city center.
All UEF students and staff are welcome to join the event in the Market Square. In Joensuu the event will gather together students of UEF and Karelia UAS and in Kuopio students of UEF and other students of Savilahti area, such as students of Savonia UAS.
At the Market Square event we will e.g. hear live music, student speeches, and will get to know local organisations. In Joensuu the event will culminate with a performance by Kiki, one of the brightest rising stars in Finnish pop music. In Kuopio the star of the event will be an award-winning artist and songwriter Sexmane.
The event in Joensuu is organised in cooperation with the City of Joensuu, Joensuu City Center Association Virta, University of Eastern Finland, Karelia University of Applied Sciences and its student union POKA. The event in Kuopio is organised with the University of Eastern Finland, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Savo Vocational College and Student Union SAVOTTA.
Right after the event at Market Square will begin ISYY’s traditional City Orienteering, where students will go around their campus city in groups and complete different kinds of tasks given to them at different orienteering points. The evening will end with an after party.
City Orienteering and its after party are organised by ISYY.
Detailed programme of the two campuses and information about the enrollment to the City Orienteering can be found from the event-page (linked below).
Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Academic Year Kick-Off and City Orienteering
Uef.fi, opens in a new tab: Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2024–2025
Eveliina Scharin, Community Coordinator, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), yk(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 491 6529